concomitance

American  

[kon-kom-i-tuhns, kuhn-] / kɒnˈkɒm ɪ təns, kən- /

noun

1. the quality or relation of being concomitant.

2. concomitant.

3. Roman Catholic Church. the coexistence of the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharistic bread.

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concomitance British  

/ kənˈkɒmɪtəns /

noun

1. existence or occurrence together or in connection with another

2. a thing that exists in connection with another

3. Christian theol the doctrine that the body and blood of Christ are present in the Eucharist

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Etymology

Origin of concomitance

From the Medieval Latin word concomitantia, dating back to 1525–35. See concomitant, -ance

Example Sentences

As respects complexity, intensity, and time-order, the concomitance is apparently complete.

From Herbert Spencer by Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur)

If that were so, perhaps neither sin nor unhappiness would ever occur, even by concomitance.

From Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil by Huggard, E.M.

This better understanding, however, enables us, with Mr. Bain, to admit, as one of the tests for distinguishing causation from mere concomitance, the expenditure or transfer of energy.

From A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive by Mill, John Stuart

In the first place, our knowledge of the concomitance of brain-process and consciousness, or at least of the constant uniformity of this concomitance, is only comparatively recent.

From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Williams, C. M.

Thus a remarkable concomitance has been observed between spots on the sun, displays of Aurora Borealis, and magnetic storms.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William

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